Sandwich-machine.



A. SNELLGROVE.

SANDWICH MACHINE. .APPLICATION vHLED Nov.2o, 1914.

1,1 84,393. Patented May 23, 1916.

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Gwnemwo A. SNELLGRVE.

SANDWICH MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 20. |914.

1 ,1 84,393. Patented May 23, 1916.

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sur carine .ARTHUR SNELLG-ROVE, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESN E ASSIGNMENTS, T0 HIMSELF AND JEANNETTE ROCKMOREI, TRUSTEES.

SANDWICH-MACHIN E.

Application filed November 20, 1914. Serial N o. 873,203.

To all @07mm t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR SNELLGROVE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sandwich- Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in forms for pressing the intermediateV layers of sandwiches into the proper shape and to the proper thickness.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective device which will form a plurality of intermediate layers simultaneously and with a single operation.

A further object of the invent-ion is to provide a novel device which may be easily and cheaply constructed and which will' firmly compress the layers to prevent the same from crumbling. v

vWith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a toprplan view of a sandwich maker constructed in accordance wlth this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l, Fig. '3 is a side view in elevation of a sandwich maker constructed in accordance with this invention, Fig. 4

is a plan view of the mold plate, Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the compressing plate, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the knives whlch are used in connection with this device.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates the cylindrical body portion of the device which is vprovided at, its upper terminal with the ring 2. This ringis lprovided at spaced intervals with the upstanding hook members 3, beneath which the feet 4 of the spider, designated generally by the numeral 5, are arranged to rest. This spider comprises the arms 6 which are arranged to support the collar 7 having formed cen- Specication of lLetters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

trallyv thereof and axially therein the internally screw threaded aperture 8, the

u se of which will appear as the description proceeds. Supported by the ring 2 is the upstanding spring member 9 carrying at its upper terminal the latch member 10, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds.

The lower end of the cylinder l is supported on the disk or plate l1, which is provlded at its periphery with the flange l2, which flange is arranged to surround the cylindrical body l and be soldered or otherwise secured thereto. Formed at spaced intervals on the flange are the upstanding lugs 13 which are provided with central apertures through which the lag screws or bolts 14 are arranged to project. These apertures are preferably threaded and arranged to receive the Shanks of the bolts and the outer faces of the lugs are preferably flat to permit the legs l5 to bear thereagainst and rest :firmly thereon. Extending outwardly from the plate 1l are the ears 16 having formed therein suitable apertures 17 through which the hinge pin 18 is arranged to extend. This hinge pin is arranged to form the pivotal connection for the bottom cover plate which will be more fully hereinafter described.

A suitable sleeve 19 having formed there- .on a plurality of external screw threads 20,

1s arranged to be threaded through the internally screw threaded aperture 8 and said sleeve carries at its upper extremity the squared portion 2l, to which the hand wheel 22 is secured. The lower terminal of the sleeve is provided with the reduced cylindrical portion 23 which is arranged to fit the aperture 24 formed in the sleeve 25 of longitudinal axis of the rod and terminates at its free terminals in the upstanding portions 30 which are arranged to be engaged by the latch member' 10 and thereby be held against rotation.

Secured to the lower end of the shaft or rod 28 is the knife designated generally by the numeral 31, which comprises the body portion 32 provided with the blade 33 having the sharpened edges 34. It will thus be seen that when the handles 29 are rotated, the blades will also be caused to rotate and travel in close proximity to the upper surface of the plate 11 heieinbefore described.

The plate 11 above referred to, is also provided with a plurality of spaced apertures 35, the walls of which flare downwardly as illustrated in Fig. 2 to permit the contents of the aperture to be easily removed. The walls of these openings form limits for the matter from which the sandwiches are formed so as to mold said matter into the proper shape. At diametrically opposite points in the base plate these apertures are divided by the relatively wide space 36. These apertures are arranged to form resting places for the blades 33 when not in use.

The lower cover plate above referred to, is designated generally by the numeral 37 and comprises the dish 38 having formed upon its under side the transverse ribs 39 which terminate at their ends in the upstanding portions 40 forming the ears through which the pivot pin 18, hereinbefore referred to, extends. Formed at diainetrically opposite points and at ninety degrees from the center of the space between the ears 40, are provided the downwardly extending ears 4l, which are arranged to form pivotal connections for the lower terminals of the wire 42 which is bent to form the extensions 43 which lie parallel with the under face of the disk 38. This Wire 42 is bent as at 43 to form a latch member to engage the lug 44 carried by the cylindrical body l, and said wire is again bent to form the bail 45 by means of which the operation of the door or cover 37 is controlled. A suitable stop member 46 which limits the rearward movement of the bail, is provided.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the material from which the intermediate layer of the sandwiches is to be made is placed within the cylinder l and upon turning the hand wheel the follower plate will be forced downwardly against the material thereby compressing the same and forcing it into the apertures formed in the mold or forming plate. Due to the fact that the bottom cover plate is held upwardly by means of the bail, it will be evident that thematerial will be forced thereagainst and after the proper amount has been forced into the apertures the knife is rotated thereby severing the same from thermain body of the compressed material, and the bail is then released from its latch member by permitting the bottom cover plate to fall carrying with it the slabs of sandwich material which are of the proper size and shape to be placed between the outer layers of the sandwich, thereby saving the time and trouble of slicing or otherwise preparing the sandwich material.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a very simple and effective device isV provided which is particularly effective in attracting attention and furnishes amusement for persons purchasing the sandwiches which are made thereby.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in Vthe combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Y

What is claimed is: Y

l. A device of the character described comprising a hollow cylinder, a bottom for said cylinder provided with a plurality of annularly disposed openings, said bottom forming a mold plate, Ya cover plate hinged to the cylinder and engaging the under side of the mold plate, a standard extending upwardly from the mold plate, a knife secured to the lower end of the standard and engaging the upper face ofthe mold plate, a handle on the upper end of the standard, whereby the same may be rotated, a spider supported on the upper end of the cylinder,

an internally screwthreaded sleeve centrally .105

of the spider, a sleeve threaded into the internally screwthreaded sleeve and surrounding the standard, a compression plate at the lower end of the sleeve, a hand wheel at the upper end of the sleeve, whereby the same is rotated to move the compression plate, and means toV hold the cover plate in engagement with the mold plate when the Adevice is in use.

2. A sandwich machine comprising a bottom provided with an up turned flange on its periphery, said bottom being provided with a plurality of downwardly flared apertures, and being of a thickness sufficient to form sandwich fillers of a desired size, an

open ended cylinder mounted on the bottom and held in place by the up turned flange, a cover. plate hinged to one side of the bottom andforming an endwall, flared open-V 'Y ings to limit the movement of the material pressed into the opening, a compression plate operable within the cylinder, a 4support at the upper end of the cylinder and connected to the cylinder, 'ascrew threaded stem on the compression plate and operable through the support so that upon rotation from the bulk of the material Within the of the stem the compression plate will be Cylinder.

forced toward the bottom, a knife operable In testimony whereof I atix my signature over the upper face of the bottom, and a in presence of two Witnesses.

standard extending through the screw ARTHUR SN ELLGROVE. threaded stem and adapted to be rotated to Witnesses:

actuate the knife and sever the material G. M. BALL,

compressed in the apertures in the bottom D. B. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

